Friday, January 25, 2019

January OMG and a Bonus Finish

So happy to be able to say I've completed my January OMG plus a little bonus quilt!  First, the OMG project, a baby quilt for grandchild number 9, expected in February.



Simply machine quilted with walking foot and Jester's Hat FMQ motif

A lovely soft vintage gauzy Batik over plaid backing

And a little bonus quilt for the new baby, what I'm calling a 3-in-1 quilt.  Mom can use it for a travel changing mat, or a wall hanging, or let the little guy have it for a comfort "lovey."  Kindly ignore that renegade thread that I never noticed until after editing the photos ... sigh.



I absolutely adore this sweet little fox face!

The back

We ended up missing the baby shower last weekend, since we were in the midst of a major winter blast of snow and it was a 200 mile round trip drive.  We awoke the next morning to 12 inches of snow, dropping temperatures and biting winds.  For the next couple days it was minus 18 or 19 each morning and then along came a mid-week thaw accompanied first by sunshine and then heavy rains.
Yesterday, we awoke to this in our far back yard, a result of snow, ice, heavy rain and raging creek.

Some of these ice slabs are 12 inches thick


Someone is miffed because the creek is too treacherous to cross!


I'll be linking up with Patty's Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Finish for January and also joining Wendy's Peacock Party for the first time this week.

Happy weekend quilting, and thanks for visiting!  Til next time ..


11 comments:

Kyle said...

Your baby quilt is adorable and the little extra just as sweet. It's a super cute panel. That's quite the ice flow. Hope it warms up a bit.

Lizzy D said...

The gift quilts are darling! Too bad you missed the party.

The rushing creek and ice floes are scary! Is it safe for Gibbs, what if he fell in! He is such a big beautiful boy.

lizzy

Karen's Korner said...

Two lovely finishes. I have the opposite problem to you....we are experiencing several heat waves which just keep on coming.

Nancy said...

Congratulations on finishing your One Monthly Goal AND the bonus finish! Both are just gorgeous. The colors you chose to go with the center motifs are perfect, and the backing fabrics go so well. Great job, Pat!

---"Love" said...

That little fox is so cute! The other quilt is really nice too.
I cannot even imagine that much ice and snow! I'd be freezing to death, even by a fireplace! Do be careful! It looks dangerous to me.
---"Love"

Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore said...

I love the quilt for your new grandchild. It's very cute. And it's fun to see all that snow and ice in the middle of our summer. Thank you for linking up to the Peacock Party.

Janet O. said...

That baby quilt is SO cute! I have this thing for penguin parents and babies.
That is a very stylish little fox--a sweet little extra.
Wow, you have had quite the extremes in weather!

Debbie said...

Wonderful finish.....congrats on number 9! Your weather sounds bone chilling.

Patty said...

Fun quilt! Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and congrats on your finish!

Barbara said...

Sweet little quilts for the baby. Good grief. That ice is really something.

Pat said...

Big cheers for your January OMG completion - and how sweet those dear quilts are for the soon to arrive Grandlittle...
This month has certainly brought in extra cold weather everywhere - those ice chunks look treacherous. The OMG clock is ticking so I had best get moving this extremely cold weekend.